Swearing boosts performance by helping people feel focused, disinhibited, study finds ...

Assessing teens' personalities to identify those most at risk of addiction to drugs or alcohol could allow effective early intervention and help keep them on the straight and narrow, according to ...

Hygrogen is often touted as a 'greener' replacement for fossil fuels, and while it's true that it isn't a direct greenhouse gas, it does warm the climate indirectly by boosting the impact of other ...

It's been a big year for medical research, with huge stories from weight loss medicines to AI regularly dominating the headlines. The Medical News team at JAMA have nominated their favourite studies ...

For the first time ever in NZ, researchers tracked 12 endangered oceanic manta rays in the Hauraki Gulf using GPS tags to understand their movements and foraging behaviour. The gentle giants spent ...

Weight loss drug tirzepatide, sometimes sold as Mounjaro, seems no worse at reducing heart and stroke issues than the Ozempic-like diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity), according to Aussie and ...

Menopause symptoms can even affect endurance athletes, according to international researchers who surveyed 187 female runners, cyclists, swimmers, and triathletes aged 40-60 years. Physical activity ...

New UniSC-led research has raised hopes of reducing the tragic incidental impacts of commercial fishing on large seabirds between Australia and South America. New UniSC-led research has raised hopes ...

Scientists uncover how glioblastoma cells may survive chemotherapy by hijacking a fertility gene that helps them evade treatment, in a study on animals. Researchers hope the discovery could prevent ...

‘Topical steroid withdrawal’ - the body’s response when steroid creams used to treat skin conditions including eczema and psoriasis are either tapered or suddenly stopped - is poorly understood, even ...

The TGA has announced that it will remove vitamin B6 supplements from shelves by June 2027. Customers will require pharmacist supervision to purchase products containing more than 50mg of vitamin B6, ...